She knew better now, and that made her feel worse about how blind she had been.
At least she knows.
building his underground bunker,
Sounds like the most likely scam focus.
She needed someone on the outside,
Like Clark
someone Lex wasn’t watching,
Like Clark
to do the research for her and get back to her with the results.
Still sounds like Clark.
Sadly, that thought didn’t make Lois feel any better or miss him any less.

that Lois does not have Clark with her.