When a 57-year-old husband left a smug note explaining he’d be spending the night with his 19-year-old secretary, he expected understanding — or at least silence. What he didn’t expect was a lesson in arithmetic. His wife, a math teacher, responded with a masterclass in poetic justice. She reminded him they were both 57 — and that while he was off chasing youth, she was enjoying the company of her 19-year-old student, Michael, at the Hotel Fiesta.
Her closing line was a knockout punch worthy of algebraic fame: “As you know, 19 goes into 57 more times than 57 goes into 19.” With that, she turned betrayal into brilliance — proving that revenge, much like mathematics, is all about perfect calculation.
