Hmmm...
*Very* good point, Gerry! And now that I think about it, my answer would have to be no. He *might* have still persued her eventually, since she had been after that interveiw. Lex might have sought after her as a trophy wife still, and he might have gone to such lengths to get her... but I just don't see Lex doing that with the same fervor if he didn't have the added competition of Clark and Superman.
I'm probably not making much sense right now, so I'll stop, but I can't wait to hear everyone else's responses.
Sara
