Smallville, Season 3

Chloe:
I do know that because of you, my dad can't get a job. So why would I help you?

Lex:
Because my father's the one who ordered his dismissal. You know that's the truth, don't you?

Chloe:
Meaning that my family's future is just one chess move in the endless game of one-upmanship played by you and your dad.

Lex:
It's not a game, Chloe. You're the only one who can get me the truth.

Chloe:
Why do you keep doing this to yourself? Why can't you just walk away from your father?

Lex:
Because he won't give me the only thing I've ever wanted from him.

Chloe:
And that would be?

Lex:
I want him to love me.