Millicent Graves, the daughter of a nouveau riche millionaire, knew from childhood that it was her duty to decorate the family fortune with the title acquired in marriage, and therefore she welcomed the proposal of the handsome young Count George Grenville Fitzhugh with an open heart. However, the young girl was disappointed: it turned out that George was getting married He marries her against her will in order to save the family from ruin. Two destinies united by the will of circumstances. Two lives devoid of hope for happiness. What does this marriage promise? And won’t one day replace despair with love, uninvited, unexpected and beautiful?..