The merciless and cynical Apollo Metraxys is an incurable bachelor. But after his father’s death, he is required to marry and produce an heir in order to claim the inheritance rights. For his wife, he chooses a girl whose only draw for him is that she feels a steady dislike toward him. Pixie Robinson, a hairdresser, is absolutely not fit to be Apollo’s wife. Yet despite their different worldviews, he marries her, promising to deal with the problems with her brother and to provide her with a rich life. But after the wedding, he’s in for a surprise…