appellants ' claim that they were forced to make the p190,000.00 offer because they were then under a pressing need for money to defray expenses in connection with certain criminal case involving appellant ana to settle said cases , can hardly invite belief ; because ( 1 ) appellant celestino juan did not aver this alleged urgent need for money in his letter of january 28 , 1963 , and ( 2 ) notwithstanding appellant juan 's claim in that same letter of january 28 , 1963 that an interested buyer of the said lots was `` ready to sign the contract for a price of p200,000.00 payable in cash or at least a period of ten ( 10 ) days , '' appellant did not dispose of the same to said interested buyer , despite the lapse of ten days during which he could have had the money from the receipt by victor luis of said letter .