"Has it ever crossed your mind that perhaps I'm intentionally avoiding the question just to see what happens? Why are you so focused on the answer? What benefit does it serve you?"
Boy, she was aching to hear what he had to say about that. Clearly, it mattered to her. The question was why? It had been an offhand comment that she would have easily grasped the inference to, Zach was sure of it. She more than likely just wanted to hear it from his mouth, but he didn't quite feel like giving her the satisfaction. He loved being ornery.