The wealthy heiress Jessie Clifford's businessman uncle found an enviable groom, Gustav Zandow - a handsome, intelligent young man who knows his worth and is ready to do anything to conclude this profitable marriage. The uncle is sure: happiness is a brilliant position in society and the reliable hand of a husband who will become his wife’s support. But the problem is that Jessie believes that happiness is in love, she craves real passion and does not want to become the wife of an egoist...