# WebtoonLib — Private Scandal #45

## Series
- title: Private Scandal
- slug: private-scandal-official-24a870

## Chapter
- number: 45
- release_date: 2025-03-12

### Summary
This season finale chapter marks a dramatic tonal shift, abandoning the prior lighthearted romance for a shocking and disturbing "trauma dump" that reveals the origin of Iliyan's alcoholism. Readers were left in a state of disbelief and horror as Iliyan's backstory unfolded, disclosing that his own father intentionally addicted him to alcohol at the age of seven. This calculated act of child abuse was apparently a cruel method to have him institutionalized and removed from his life. The revelation has solidified the father as a monstrous villain in the eyes of the audience, who expressed overwhelming disgust while voicing deep sympathy for Iliyan's lifelong struggle. Amidst the dark confession, Kyle’s supportive nature is reinforced as he encourages Iliyan to quit drinking, though some readers noted the narrative's questionable realism regarding the severe medical dangers of quitting alcohol "cold turkey." The chapter concludes on a major cliffhanger with the sudden and disruptive appearance of a character named Gale, whose ambiguous identity and purpose leave the story in a state of high tension.
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### Key events
- Iliyan reveals his father forced him to drink alcohol starting at age seven.

## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
This season finale chapter marks a dramatic tonal shift, abandoning the prior lighthearted romance for a shocking and disturbing "trauma dump" that reveals the origin of Iliyan's alcoholism.

### Spoiler summary
This season finale chapter marks a dramatic tonal shift, abandoning the prior lighthearted romance for a shocking and disturbing "trauma dump" that reveals the origin of Iliyan's alcoholism. Readers were left in a state of disbelief and horror as Iliyan's backstory unfolded, disclosing that his own father intentionally addicted him to alcohol at the age of seven. This calculated act of child abuse was apparently a cruel method to have him institutionalized and removed from his life. The revelation has solidified the father as a monstrous villain in the eyes of the audience, who expressed overwhelming disgust while voicing deep sympathy for Iliyan's lifelong struggle. Amidst the dark confession, Kyle’s supportive nature is reinforced as he encourages Iliyan to quit drinking, though some readers noted the narrative's questionable realism regarding the severe medical dangers of quitting alcohol "cold turkey." The chapter concludes on a major cliffhanger with the sudden and disruptive appearance of a character named Gale, whose ambiguous identity and purpose leave the story in a state of high tension.

## Status
- data_status: complete
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Private Scandal #45](/series/private-scandal-official-24a870/chapter-45)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/private-scandal-official-24a870

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