Her jaw clenched. She’d tried letting Clark back in, which had obviously not been the best idea. She’d tried adding more to her life than her career—again, not the best idea. It was time to push all that aside and claw her way back to the top of the pile. Preferably ASAP before the suits decided she was the expendable one in the “hottest team in town,” and she ended up jobless while still waiting for her bank to collect their insurance.
Lois is in pure survival mode here. The Kerth committee's opinions means a lot to her. Right now she is very frightened and a frightened Lois is a very dangerous and determined Lois.
Watch out bad guys ....
