Apollo was known for being handsome, so your not alone lol. Apollo saw money in Phaedra, like you said. Apollo knew he couldn't make a lot of money bc he's a convicted felon. Phaedra is a lawyer who was boasting about celebrity clientele and she was a pastors daughter, so Apollo knew he could financially leech off of her. and she was obsessed with him, remember when he said she stayed on an air mattress with him at one of his friends living room after getting out of jail. I don't know about you guys but I would never do that for a guy.
Also remember when Kandi, Todd and someone else (I think Patricia) said Phaedra most likely helped Apollo with the scheme that got him arrested when he was on the show. They said Apollo wasn't smart enough but Phaedra was. I 100% believe that